Chapter 514 Adopting a Prince
Su Hanchu spoke hurriedly after hearing this.
"Thank you very much, Her Majesty the Queen Mother. When Ah Ye gets better, I will definitely accompany him to pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen Mother."
After chatting with the Empress Dowager for a long time and then having dinner with her, Su Hanchu and Lin Hanzhi said goodbye to her.
Wait for the two to leave.
Nanny Xue spoke worriedly.
"Empress Dowager, you are of noble status, and yet you suddenly adopt an adopted daughter..."
The Queen Mother looked at Nanny Xue.
"It's just to adopt a daughter. These past few years, I've been staying in my own palace and not involved in any affairs. Do I need to get other people's consent to adopt a daughter?"
Upon hearing this, Nanny Xue stopped talking. The emperor was not the empress dowager's biological son. Over the years, the emperor had been cleaning up the court and even began to fear the empress dowager's family. In order to avoid suspicion, the empress dowager no longer appeared in public.
"I am sorry for speaking too much. The Emperor has always respected the Empress Dowager and I think he will agree to this."
At this time, in the carriage of Bai's house.
Lin Hanzhi sat next to Su Hanchu.
"Sister, Ning Shuang is very smart. I think she will be able to get this done."
Su Hanchu nodded upon hearing this.
"She is indeed a clever one, but this is all thanks to your advance planning. We now have someone we can talk to in the palace."
The empress dowager has been living in her own palace for many years, usually burning incense and chanting Buddhist scriptures. However, she saw a palace maid who looked like Princess Wenhua and wanted to adopt her as her adopted daughter. Tianyuan Huang Daoist agreed without much thought and named Ningshuang the Princess Wen'an.
As the imperial edict of awarding the title came down, all the palaces came to congratulate the empress dowager. Ning Shuang became familiar with the ladies in each palace and would visit them from time to time to drink tea and talk.
This day.
Mei Fei's Fu'an Hall.
Ning Shuang came to Mei Fei today after drinking tea with the other two concubines.
After some greetings and greetings.
Concubine Mei invited Ningshuang to sit down and spoke with a sad look on her face.
"It's rare for someone to come to my Fu'an Palace."
Ning Shuang smiled gently when she heard this and took out a purse.
"Empress Mei, this is a purse Ning Shuang embroidered herself. It contains some tranquilizing herbs. The Empress Dowager thinks it feels good to carry around. Ning Shuang heard that Empress Mei rarely goes out, so she made one for her. I hope Empress Mei won't mind my clumsy hands and feet."
Seeing this, Qingyin, the maidservant beside Concubine Mei, stepped forward and respectfully took the purse from Ningshou's hands with both hands.
"Your Majesty, Princess Wen'an's needlework is beyond the reach of most people. As soon as I hold this purse in my hand, I can smell a refreshing fragrance. It would surely be a delight for you and your daughter to wear it."
Seeing this, Mei Fei reached out to take it. The purse was indeed embroidered exquisitely, and a fresh herbal scent wafted from it. Mei Fei smiled and spoke.
"Princess Wen'an is so thoughtful. I like this gift."
Then he gave instructions to Qingyin.
"Qingyin, go get the emerald green bracelet from my storeroom. Princess Wen'an is young and has a fair complexion, so it will definitely look great on her."
Ning Shuang hurriedly spoke upon hearing this.
"Empress Mei, this is unacceptable. How can Ning Shuang take something from you?"
Concubine Mei had already signaled Qingyin to get it, and spoke to Ningshuang with a smile.
"It's not a valuable item. It was simply bought for me by my mother when I was still a virgin. I was so kind to Princess Wen'an that I wanted to give it to you."
Ning Shuang smiled and spoke after hearing this.
"That's great. Ning Shuang also felt very close to the Empress when she saw her. If Empress Mei Fei doesn't mind, why not just call me Ning Shuang instead?"
Mei Fei smiled and spoke upon hearing this.
"Okay, if Ning Shuang has free time in the future, please come to my place more often to drink tea and chat. The nights in this palace are long, and if there is someone to talk to, I won't feel so unbearable."
Ning Shuang looked at Concubine Mei with heartache in her eyes when she heard this.
"Ning Shuang's previous status prevented her from interacting with the Empress, but the servants and maids in the palace all felt that the Empress was as gentle as a chrysanthemum and admired her in their hearts."
Mei Fei heard this and spoke with a wry smile.
"I know my status in this palace very well. Ningshuang, you don't need to comfort me anymore."
At this time, Qingyin had already taken out the bracelet.
Mei Fei took it and opened the box.
"Ningshuang, take a look at this bracelet. Do you like it? The first time I saw you, I thought it would really complement your outfit today."
Ning Shuang looked at the bracelet with a smile of joy on her face.
"Ning Shuang loves it very much. This gift from the Queen is of extraordinary significance to Ning Shuang."
Seeing that the love in Ning's eyes did not seem fake, Mei Fei also smiled and even took out the bracelet.
"Since you like it, this bracelet doesn't need to be covered in dust anymore. I'll put it on for you."
Then he put the bracelet on Ningshuang's wrist.
Ning Shuang put it on and cooperated.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty. No wonder the Queen Mother praised you for being so gentle and demure."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Mei's smile widened.
"I didn't expect the Empress Dowager to still be thinking of me. It's an honor for me. I will go to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager tomorrow morning."
Then he looked at the bracelet on Ningshuang's wrist.
"It's really beautiful. I said this bracelet suits you very well."
Ning Shuang looked at her wrist and smiled when she heard that.
"Thank you for your generosity, Madam."
Mei Fei sighed as she looked at Ning Shuang who was smiling brightly.
"It's so good to be young. I can't help but think of the time when I first entered the Crown Prince's Mansion. I also smiled like you. Over the years, from the Crown Prince's Mansion to the Imperial Palace, I've grown older and older. Now, no one in the palace cares about me anymore. I can't even remember how long it has been since the Emperor last set foot in Fu'an Palace."
Ning Shuang spoke comfortingly upon hearing this.
"Your Majesty, please don't think so. The Emperor is busy with state affairs and naturally can't spare the time."
He was thinking about how to bring up the matter of asking Concubine Mei to adopt the Sixth Prince.
"Well, maybe so." A trace of loneliness flashed in Mei Fei's eyes.
Ning Shuang naturally did not miss the loneliness in her eyes, and looked at Concubine Mei who seemed to be hesitant to speak before speaking.
"Your Majesty, Ning Shuang is young and not as knowledgeable as you, but she feels a strong affinity with you from the moment she sees you. She doesn't want to see you unhappy, so she has a suggestion that I'm not sure if it's appropriate. Would you be willing to listen?"
Mei Fei smiled and spoke upon hearing this.
"Ningshuang, please speak. Don't worry. No matter what you say today, I believe it's well-intentioned."
Ning Shuang looked at Qingyin beside her with some uneasiness after hearing this.
Mei Fei spoke upon seeing this.
"Don't worry, Qingyin has been my maid since childhood."
Ning Shuang nodded after hearing this, moved closer to Concubine Mei, and lowered her voice.
"Your Highness, there are three thousand beauties in this palace, and so many are waiting to see the Emperor, but there is only one Emperor. If Your Highness feels lonely, why not adopt a prince? That way, you'll have someone to rely on in the future."
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